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People looking for work are being warned to watch out for scam job or 'side hustle' ads on social media.
People looking for work are losing money to scammers who pretend to be real organisations or recruiters offering work.
Payment redirection scams were the most financially damaging scams for Australian businesses in 2020 according to the ACCC’s latest Targeting Scams report.
Data from the ACCC’s annual Targeting Scams report, released this week, indicates scammers don’t discriminate and are targeting a range of different communities in Australia.
Australians lost over $634 million to scams in 2019, according to the latest figures in the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report released today.
Australians should be aware scammers are adapting existing technology to play on people’s fears around coronavirus and selling products claiming to prevent or cure the virus.
SCAMwatch is warning consumers to beware of weight loss scams when looking to fulfil a new year’s resolution.
SCAMwatch and South Australian Police are warning Australian job hunters to be wary of a mystery shopper job scam.
SCAMwatch warns consumers to be wary of advance fee fraud disguised as bogus job offers.
SCAMwatch is warning consumers to be extremely cautious about getting involved in business opportunity schemes that promise a lot of income for little or no effort.